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IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT - Goldstar
I do not romanticize New York City. Been there a few times and it's dirty, smells like piss, the people are rude and it's always...
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NOCTAMBULIST - Noctambulist II: De Droom
To sleepwalk… A way of life for some. The Noctambulist noun can be used as a metaphor for quite a few things: blissful ignorance,...
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SERVANT - Death Devil Magick
The Germans of Servant are back with Death Devil Magick, an album that continues their methodical approach to black metal. Much...
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KEEP OF KALESSIN - Katharsis
Sometimes, just by looking at a band's rating history, you can pinpoint the exact moment things went south. With Keep Of Kalessin...
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ARKONA - Stella Pandora
Arkona is clearly not in a rush when it comes to releasing new albums. Following the old wisdom that good things take time, the...
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SATANIC WARMASTER - Exultation Of Cruelty
Werwolf is the dude who runs the Finnish project Satanic Warmaster and I hope he allows me to start with some words for a...
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DAWN OF SOLACE - Affliction Vortex
A vision of melancholic majesty - triumphant and epic - indicative of one Tuomas Saukkonen's own capacity for deep introspection...
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CRYPTIC BROOD - Necrotic Flesh Bacteria
I don't know if it was just some pure coincidence that I got a terrible flu right after getting the new Cryptic Brood or if...
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BLEEDING THROUGH - Nine
Metalcore? There's no place for it in today's staunch true metal climate. Bands are getting back to the fundamentals of creating...
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HORNA - Nyx - Hymnejä Yölle
There are people who work. Some people work so hard they should be given a medal—or a straightjacket. Other people work so hard...
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VITRIOLIC - Black Steel Vengeance
When it comes to vinyl releases, the role model in terms of value for money is Dying Victims Productions. The fan does not only...
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ABOMINATED - Traumatic Putrefaction
Ah well, these were good old times when you could buy an album only because of its cover. I remember back in the 90s when stuff...
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The Spirit with Matthias Trautes (vocals, guitars)
"Songs Against Humanity" (read full review here) sound quite misanthropic and differs quite significant from the previous album...
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VOID OF HOPE - Proof Of Existence
Let the tears fall because nothing grows without water. Tell that to a depressed person… Some of us endure while others just give...
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SODOM - 1982
I don't know why Sodom have the intention to release more EPs than the rest of the global worldwide scene combined. Anyway, here...
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